The enchantress who cursed him gave him until the last petal fell from the enchanted rose to find true love and break the curse. The story implies that the Prince was cursed for about ten years, as the curse was placed when he was an 11-year-old boy.
During the movie, we find out all the petals have nearly fallen off the rose, and the curse has been in place for 10 years. This makes sense if the Beast is nearly 21 - and was thus cursed when he was 10-11 years old.
Presumably, he was seven when the curse happened, and now, ten years later, he is still seven, given how he is a sentient talking teacup, and not a real human child who would grow and develop over time.
This is backed up by the movie 'Beauty and the Beast: Enchanted Christmas' in which we see a flashback of the Prince getting cursed and he's a child. He clearly looks like a young child and around 11 years old. But that's where the issue of the paining comes up.
In the animated Disney version, Lumiere says the castle has been cursed for ten years. The prologue also says that the enchanted rose would bloom until the Beast's “twenty-first year.” So that means that during the main storyline, the Beast/Prince is twenty or twenty-one years old and was cursed when he was eleven.
Although the movie and others never made mention of his real name, the CD-ROM game The D Show said "The Prince's name is Adam." Beast was included in the video game Disney Magic Kingdoms during a 2017 Event focused on Beauty and the Beast, being a playable character to unlock for a limited time.
Although multiple sources have claimed over the years that the character is 17, Henn estimated Belle to be in her early 20's. In an interview for Vanity Fair, Paige O'Hara stated to believe that Belle was the only Disney princess to be in her 20's.
According to the opening narration, the Beast has only until his 21st birthday to find love before the petals fall off the rose and he is doomed to remain a Beast forever.
When the Prince laughed at her offering and turned her away, she revealed her true form as a beautiful, magical woman, but cursed the Prince for his arrogance, instead of for his selfish, unkind and spoiled nature; she transformed him into a hideous beast and his servants into household objects.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs came out in 1937, debuting the very first Disney princess with Snow White herself. Voiced by Adriana Caselotti, she's incredibly of her time (i.e. dated af).
Cursed by an enchantress because he has no love within his heart, a prince is transformed into a terrible beast. The fearful spell can only be broken when he truly learns to love - and can earn the love of another. But who can love a beast? All seems hopeless until fate brings Belle into his world.
Though the Beast's official age is not mentioned in the movie, it is strongly indicated by the narrator's statement that the rose "would bloom until his 21st year." As the rose has already begun to wilt by the time Belle arrives at the castle, it is very likely that the Beast is 20 years (i.e. on their 21st year) of ...
The Prince and Belle share their first kiss, a kiss of true love, which subsequently breaks the additional spell placed on the castle and its inhabitants: the dark, scary castle is restored into its original, shining state, and all the Prince's servants, including Lumière, Cogsworth, and Mrs.
If you've watched Disney's animated "Beauty and the Beast" numerous times, one of the biggest plot holes of the classic tale is exactly how much time Belle spends at the Beast's castle. Belle falls for the Beast over what appears to be a few months — the seasons change and she's there through part of winter.
Indeed, he treats Belle like a queen, "It is I who should knee and take orders from you," said Beast when Belle kneeled in front of him to let her go for a while. In fact, his good heart is what makes Belle fall in love for him and breaks the spell which he has been the victim.
It is implied that if anyone except the enchantress touches the rose, it could be destroyed easily. Most likely, if its petals were plucked, the countdown would be accelerated. However, in a lot of Disney Princess merchandise, Belle is able to hold the rose.
Belle begs the Beast to let her father go. When he does not relent, she offers to become the Beast's prisoner in exchange for her father's freedom. The Beast accepts her offer and has Maurice escorted out before Belle can say goodbye.
-The difference in age between Rumple and Belle isn't something like 20 years- it's something like 300-something years!! - Rumple and Hook were contemporaries, they flight over Milah in the day, remember?
Moana's age, 16, is less of an issue in her story as it doesn't include a romantic plot, but it still relies on a young girl to overcome dangerous challenges and save the world. Disney princesses have always had an age problem, with characters as young as 14 falling in love, defying parents, and getting married.
Belle then names her son Gideon, in honor of her favorite book hero before Mother Superior sends the child away. The nuns/fairies & Emma had placed a protection on the nunnery to prevent Gold from entering until the baby was delivered.
What if Belle's mother cursed the beast as old as time?
What if Belle's mother cursed the Beast? As Old as Time is the third book in a new YA line that reimagines classic Disney stories in surprising new ways. When Belle touches the Beast's enchanted rose, memories flood through Belle's mind-memories of a mother she thought she would never see again.
Astonished by Belle's selflessness to take over her father's place as the Beast's prisoner, the Beast ultimately takes Belle as his prisoner, under the further condition that she remains in the castle forever.
Actually, it takes place about halfway through the book. Belle finally agrees to marry the Beast, and even after that romantic moment, he remains unchanged in form. The next day, she sees the man from her dreams (her "Unknown"), asleep next to her — but she can't wake him.
